Public concern about teenage pregnancy and the threat of sexually transmitted diseases like AIDS make sex education information vital for today's teenagers. A 1986 Harris survey of 1,000 teenagers cited parents as their primary source of sex education information, but 42% said they would be too nervous or afraid to bring up the subject of contraception or birth control with their parents. States like Kentucky have mandated sex education courses for all public schools to provide necessary instruction for teenagers.

This study identifies communication barriers which teenagers say prevent communication with their parents about sex and sex-related topics. Questionnaires were …

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Pvn-Lot-306-Be-073, Theodore Neff Apr 1990

Pvn-Lot-306-Be-073, Theodore Neff

Four Valleys Archive

No abstract provided.

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Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 65, No. 53, Wku Student Affairs Apr 1990

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 65, No. 53, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

Wessling, Susan. Western Will Help Upgrade Schools – Education Reform Act
Bricking, Tanya. I Really Thought I Would Get Tenure – Terry Vander Heyden
Howard, Laura. Nursing, Two More Preparing for Review – Accreditation
Bricking, Tanya. Inconsistent Application Raises Faculty’s Ire – Faculty Tenure
Green, Travis. Candidates Withdraw, Save Invalid Associated Student Government Primary
Houchens, Gary. Earth Week To Broaden Horizons
Big Red Named Nation’s Third-Best Mascot
Noted Poet and Western Graduate Joseph Bolton Dies
Filling Diddle Could Create Health Hazards – Fire Code
Chattin, …

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On The Horns Of A Dilemma, The Uneasy Partnership Between Advocacy And Social Science, Karl R. White Apr 1990

On The Horns Of A Dilemma, The Uneasy Partnership Between Advocacy And Social Science, Karl R. White

Faculty Honor Lectures

Most of us living in the United States enjoy the highest standard of living in the history of the world. Taken together, the technological, cultural, recreational, medical, and educational opportunities of our society are unsurpassed. But we also face an abundance of critical social problems. Widely quoted and seemingly accurate statistics which describe such problems include, but are not limited to the following.

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Letter To Lisa Williams Requesting Membership Directories, April 12, 1990, J. Wesley Cochran Apr 1990

Letter To Lisa Williams Requesting Membership Directories, April 12, 1990, J. Wesley Cochran

Newsletter and Public Relations Committee

A letter from J. Wesley Cochran to Lisa Williams asking Williams to send membership directories to Diann Adams and Ed Edmonds.

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